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9/11 anniversary: How the world reacted to terror attacks

Some grieved, some helped and some worried.

Two decades after the terror attacks on the United States on 11 September, 2001, four people from around the world reflect on how they reacted that day, and what's changed since.

Video by Alexandra Ostasiewicz and Dan Lytwyn

9 September 2021

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Moment vehicle explodes on quiet New York street

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